prerecorded
adjective
pre·re·cord·ed
ˌprē-ri-ˈkȯr-dəd 
variants
or pre-recorded
: recorded in advance
airing prerecorded episodes
played a prerecorded message
prerecord
transitive verb
or pre-record
prerecorded or pre-recorded; prerecording or pre-recording
decided to prerecord the speech
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But Hilton, who ahead of the festival shared photos on Instagram of her and pals Rita Ora and Cara Delevingne boarding her plane for the flight to DC, opted to perform a (prerecorded) set of dance-y pop tunes instead.
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Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Kennedy’s prerecorded address held back his harshest critiques of Gavi.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
The court had allowed Mr. Dewald, who is not a lawyer and was representing himself, to accompany his argument with a prerecorded video presentation.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The pope himself even appeared on a prerecorded video.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Kennedy’s prerecorded address held back his harshest critiques of Gavi.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
The court had allowed Mr. Dewald, who is not a lawyer and was representing himself, to accompany his argument with a prerecorded video presentation.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The pope himself even appeared on a prerecorded video.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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“Prerecorded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prerecorded. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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